Cassiodorus
Cassiodorus | |
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Cassiodorus (Gesta Theodorici: Leiden, University Library, Ms. vul. 46, fol. 2r), dated 1177 | |
| Born | Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator c. 490 Squillace, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | c. 583/585 (aged 92–93/94–95) Squillace, Eastern Roman Empire |
| Major works | Monasteries of Vivarium and Montecastello |
Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator (c. 485 – c. 585), commonly known as Cassiodorus (/ˌkæsioʊˈdɔːrəs/), was a Roman statesman, scholar, and writer who served in the administration of Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. Senator was part of his surname, not his rank. In his later years, he devoted himself to Christian learning and founded the Vivarium monastery, where he worked extensively during the final decades of his life.